US·Bill·112th Congress
S 1067
Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2011
Introduced 2011-05-25Last action 2011-08-30 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 146.Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Sponsor
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Died in committee
The 112th Congress ended on 2013-01-03. This bill was introduced when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.
Legislative Progress
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Introduced
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In Committee
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Passed Chamber
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Enacted / Signed
Action History
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3344-3345)
2011-05-25 · Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3344)
2011-05-25 · Library of Congress
Introduced in Senate
2011-05-25 · Library of Congress
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-107.
2011-06-07 · Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2011-07-14 · Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 146.
2011-08-30 · Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/02/2011 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-66.
2011-08-30 · Senate
Committee Hearings
Printed hearing record cited in this bill's action history.
Summary
Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) conduct research to lower the cost of nuclear reactor systems while increasing their levels of safety and security, and (2) develop and publish on the DOE website a schedule outlining a five-year strategy to lower such cost effectively.
Includes among research subjects: (1) modular and small-scale reactors, (2) balance-of-plant issues, (3) cost-efficient manufacturing and construction, (4) licensing issues, and (5) enhanced proliferation controls.
Full Bill Text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/s/1067